It was gathered that fight broke out between two friends in Awoyaya Elefo area of the Peninsula during which one of them was said to have set alight a shanty occupied by his rival.

A lot of these shanties are poorly built and mostly made of wood, which makes them easily inflammable.

South-West spokesman for the National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, Ibrahim Farinloye, who confirmed the incident, said: “Another person that was severely injured is presently receiving medical treatment in the hospital.”